Welcome to Grace!

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Current Worship Series

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"The Gospel According to Dr. Seuss" - June 1 - August 31, 2025

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Join us the summer for a fun (yet serious) series that connects passages from the Bible with the themes and lessons for Theodor S. Geisel's children's books. (Except June 8.)

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"New Birth, New Inheritance" - June 1 - connecting to "Horton Hatches the Egg"

Peter reminds us that through Jesus we have a new and living hope. Born anew we inherit our eternal place, guarded by God’s power. Horton faithfully endures much to complete his mission, much like the early disciples. Like Horton, like the disciples, we too walk the long path of genuine faith.

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"Called to a Vocation of Love" - June 8 - Special "Guest" Preacher Bishop Lanette Plambeck

We are made to love God, others, self and even creation in a very special way.  We have an invitational call to incarnate God’s love so that the world might know who God is through us. As United Methodists, we are called to personal and social holiness – a way of being in the world that drives out fear and points to the grace of Jesus Christ.

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"Our Solid Foundation" - June 15 - connecting to "Yertle the Turtle"

In the Beatitudes, Jesus reminds us who is blessed in God’s upside-down kingdom. Yertle the Turtle climbed higher and higher, wanting more and more. Trouble was, the higher he went, the less satisfied he was. Ultimately Yertle crashes down. The same is true for us when we build on the wrong foundation instead of on the rock, Jesus.

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"Facing Our Fears" - June 22​ - connecting to "What Was I Scared Of?"

Fear is something we deal with throughout our lives — in childhood, in our teen years, in adulthood… It is often more imagined than real. In reality, the opposite of fear is faith. In the garden Jesus wrestles with fear, but it is faith that wins. Through faith we too can face and overcome our fears.​

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"Voom! Restored and Made New" - June 29 - connecting to "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back"

Like the Cat in the Hat, we all have messes to deal with now and then — some our own creating, some brought upon us. Some of the time, they are destructive. Isaiah writes to a people surrounded by destruction. He speaks of a future with hope — of the time of Jesus, the one who make all things new.​

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"Giving In to Grace" - July 6 - connecting to "The Zax"

Pride is something that we call can wrestle with. It can cause an impasse. When we mistake personal preference or even prejudice for truth and faith, we soon find ourselves deeply in need of grace. Whether with God or with one another, at times we all need to heal broken relationships.

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"A Mighty Powerful Combo" - July 13 - connecting to "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"

We long for happiness, contentment, and love. But misery and discontent are part of our world too. As Christians we will surely encounter these people — these “Grinches.”  Even though these are the hardest to love, they often need it most, along with grace. Love and grace — a mighty powerful combo.

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"Subjected to Hope" - July 20 - connecting to "Horton Hears a Who"

A person is a person, no matter what. And the earth and all that is in it are the Lord’s. The world and much in it groan and suffer. Do we hear the cries? If so, do we respond? We have a responsibility to hear and to respond, just as God did, sending us Jesus to renew, redeem, and restore it all.

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"Lips to Speak, Ears to Hear" - July 27 - connecting to "Green Eggs and Ham"

We can resist and hesitate — especially with the unfamiliar, the uncomfortable. Ezekiel had just such a message for Israel. At times we are called to deliver a similar message, trusting the good shepherd to bring life and breath, even new creation. And at times we are the audience. May we have ears to hear.

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"Three Little Words (Or 2 1/2) - August 3 - connecting to "Bartholomew and the Oobleck"

Once in a while we struggle greatly with two simple, little words: “I’m sorry.” These words make us vulnerable and require humility. But oh the power in these words. They open the door to forgiveness in our hearts, to freedom from the past, and to spiritual maturity and growth.

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"No Star-Bellied Christians" - August 10 - connecting to "The Sneetches"

We all kind’ve like being king of the hill. No one, however, likes the division this creates. And yet we dwell on our differences. The church has the unique opportunity to show and practice unity. We need to learn from our differences as we choose gratitude and love, not pride and division.

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"Love, Listen, Understand" - August 17 - connecting to "The Butter Battle Book"

In our fights, the “weapons” we use can get bigger and bigger — thoughts to words to shouts to… Inherently, when in this place, we see the world through selfish eyes. Instead, Christ calls us outside of ourselves, to elevate the love of other over love of self, to listen carefully, to understand well.

 

"Beyond Barriers, Beyond Doubts" - August 24 - connecting to "On Beyond Zebra!"

What if we lived beyond the boundaries the we and others place on us? Abraham was challenged to push the boundaries of his faith. His heart was torn yet he trusted God. He went on beyond to find new heights of faith. We too are called to go beyond and to new depths of faith and service to our God.​

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"True Happiness and Contentment" - August 31 - connecting "To the Grinch..." (Part 2)

Living in a materialistic culture, we can easily equate possessions with happiness and contentment. In that place, though, all we want is more. But for some, their “stuff” matters little. Faith, those we love, other things that do not come from a store — here we find true happiness and contentment.